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Class 3 GK Worksheet: Our Solar System

GK lesson 13: Our solar system · Set 903 · 40 questions
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Remember (My Very Easy Method): Order from the Sun: Mercury, Venus, Earth, Mars, Jupiter, Saturn, Uranus, Neptune (“My Very Easy Method Just Speeds Up Naming”). Mercury – closest and smallest, Venus – hottest, Mars – the red planet, Jupiter – largest, Saturn – famous rings, Neptune – farthest. The Sun and the Pole Star are stars; the Moon, Titan and Ganymede are moons; Earth has 1 moon.

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  1. 1.True or false: Saturn spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  2. 2.🌌 Is Phobos a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  3. 3.⭐ Which is the star nearest to the Earth? (a) the Sun (b) the Moon (c) the Pole Star (d) Sirius
  4. 4.🌌 Is Titan a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a planet (b) a star (c) a moon
  5. 5.True or false: Uranus spins tipped on its side. (a) True (b) False
  6. 6.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is farthest from the Sun (b) is closest to the Sun (c) is the planet we live on (d) is the hottest planet
  7. 7.🌌 Is the Sun a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a moon (b) a star (c) a planet
  8. 8.Which of these is true of Venus? (a) spins tipped on its side (b) is closest to the Sun (c) has oceans of water (d) is the hottest planet
  9. 9.🪐 Which planet is the planet we live on? (a) Mars (b) Earth (c) Jupiter (d) Neptune
  10. 10.Which of these is true of Mercury? (a) is the planet we live on (b) is the largest planet (c) is called the red planet (d) is the smallest planet
  11. 11.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Neptune?
  12. 12.🪐 How many planets go round the Sun?
  13. 13.🌌 Is the Moon a star, a planet or a moon? (a) a star (b) a moon (c) a planet
  14. 14.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Jupiter?
  15. 15.🪐 Which planet is the largest planet? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mars (d) Jupiter
  16. 16.Which of these is a star? (a) the Moon (b) Sirius (c) Titan (d) Earth
  17. 17.Which of these is a star? (a) Venus (b) Jupiter (c) Titan (d) the Pole Star
  18. 18.True or false: Uranus is the smallest planet. (a) False (b) True
  19. 19.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Saturn?
  20. 20.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Venus?
  21. 21.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Earth?
  22. 22.☀️ Counting from the Sun, what number planet is Mars?
  23. 23.🪐 Which planet is the hottest planet? (a) Neptune (b) Mercury (c) Jupiter (d) Venus
  24. 24.Which of these is true of Earth? (a) is the smallest planet (b) is farthest from the Sun (c) is famous for its rings (d) has oceans of water
  25. 25.Which of these is a moon? (a) Earth (b) Venus (c) Phobos (d) Jupiter
  26. 26.👩‍🚀 What do we call a person trained to travel into space? (a) a diver (b) an astronaut (c) a pilot (d) a sailor
  27. 27.🪐 Which planet has oceans of water? (a) Mercury (b) Uranus (c) Venus (d) Earth
  28. 28.🪐 Which planet is called the red planet? (a) Mars (b) Saturn (c) Mercury (d) Jupiter
  29. 29.🛰️ What is the path of a planet round the Sun called? (a) its axis (b) its orbit (c) its shadow (d) its tail
  30. 30.🌍 How many moons does Earth have?
  31. 31.True or false: Earth is famous for its rings. (a) True (b) False
  32. 32.🕐 About how many hours does Earth take to spin round once?
  33. 33.Which of these is a star? (a) Titan (b) Saturn (c) the Sun (d) Mars
  34. 34.🔭 What do we use to see faraway stars and planets clearly? (a) a periscope (b) a stethoscope (c) a microscope (d) a telescope
  35. 35.Which of these is a moon? (a) Ganymede (b) Sirius (c) Venus (d) Jupiter
  36. 36.True or false: Jupiter is the largest planet. (a) False (b) True
  37. 37.True or false: Venus spins tipped on its side. (a) False (b) True
  38. 38.🪐 Which planet is farthest from the Sun? (a) Jupiter (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Neptune
  39. 39.🪐 Which planet is closest to the Sun? (a) Earth (b) Uranus (c) Mercury (d) Saturn
  40. 40.True or false: Mars is called the red planet. (a) False (b) True

Answer key

  1. False
  2. a moon
  3. the Sun
  4. a moon
  5. True
  6. is closest to the Sun
  7. a star
  8. is the hottest planet
  9. Earth
  10. is the smallest planet
  11. 8
  12. 8
  13. a moon
  14. 5
  15. Jupiter
  16. Sirius
  17. the Pole Star
  18. False
  19. 6
  20. 2
  21. 3
  22. 4
  23. Venus
  24. has oceans of water
  25. Phobos
  26. an astronaut
  27. Earth
  28. Mars
  29. its orbit
  30. 1
  31. False
  32. 24
  33. the Sun
  34. a telescope
  35. Ganymede
  36. True
  37. False
  38. Neptune
  39. Mercury
  40. True

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